Rod Goertzen, Senior Pastor
Rod was born in Los Angeles, California and raised on a farm north of Bradshaw, Nebraska. After having graduated from Bradshaw High School, he attended Grace Bible Institute. Following his years of service at the Shiloh Bible Church, of Linden, Iowa; he moved to Winona Lake, Indiana to attend Grace Theological Seminary. During his time in Seminary he pastored the Pleasant Ridge Bible Church of Francesville, Indiana. He graduated from Seminary in 1967 with a Master of Divinity. He pastored Crestview Bible Church in Hutchinson, Kansass until 1991 when he was called to Mission Road Bible Church of Prairie Village, Kansas. In 2011, our pastor began his ministry at Countryside Bible Church of Hampton, Nebraska.
Rod was married to Carolyn Dickerson in the summer of 1959 and to them were born four children. In July 1971 Carolyn, the Lord called her home. In February of 1972, Rod married Faith Dougherty. Their five children, Kathy, Rick, David, Steve, and Ruth are faithfully serving the Lord. They have thirteen grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren.